The history of Romanism: from the earliest corruptions of Christianity to the present time : with full chronological table, analytical and alphabetical indexes and glossaryIllustrated by numerous accurate and highly finished engravings of its ceremonies, superstitions, persecutions, and historical incidents . ^J^K. m Massacre of St. Bartholomews,in Paris, in I. chap, v.] POPERY DRUNK WITH THE BLOOD OF SAINTS. 593 Revocation of the edict of Nantes in 1685. Cruel effects of this decree. the joy of the Pope and cardinals at the massacre, by the medalstruck in its commemoration and honor, and by t
The history of Romanism: from the earliest corruptions of Christianity to the present time : with full chronological table, analytical and alphabetical indexes and glossaryIllustrated by numerous accurate and highly finished engravings of its ceremonies, superstitions, persecutions, and historical incidents . ^J^K. m Massacre of St. Bartholomews,in Paris, in I. chap, v.] POPERY DRUNK WITH THE BLOOD OF SAINTS. 593 Revocation of the edict of Nantes in 1685. Cruel effects of this decree. the joy of the Pope and cardinals at the massacre, by the medalstruck in its commemoration and honor, and by their solemn thanks-givings for the happy events, without alluding to the proofs (by nomeans inconsiderable) of a previous correspondence between thePope and the King, that this horrible slaughter is fixed as anotherdark and damning spot upon the blood-stained escutcheon of Rome. § 33.—After the massacre of Bartholomew, the protestants ofFrance continued to be the subjects of cruel and bitter persecutionfrom the papists, and yet in the midst of all, the blood of the mar-tyrs was the seed of the church, and the cause of God and of truthcontinued steadily to advance. At length, in the year 1598, twenty-six years after the massacre,an edict granting the protestants liberty of worship, with certainrestriction
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